FROM KCCI: Central Iowa fans pack bars for Super Bowl watch parties. Thousands of fans filled Levi’s Stadium for football’s biggest night, while more than 100 million people watched nationwide. In central Iowa, bars and restaurants hosted packed watch parties as fans gathered to follow the matchup. From Cabaret Sports Bar in Ankeny to Smashpark in West Des Moines, crowds cheered on both the Seahawks and Patriots, with emotions running high throughout the game. ... READ MORE

FROM WHO-TV: Remainder of Iowa State Gymnastics season canceled. Iowa State University Athletics announced Sunday that the remainder of the ISU Gymnastics season was canceled. The ISU Athletics Department had announced on Thursday that the February 6 meet against West Virginia was canceled, citing not enough healthy student-athletes left to field a team. Sunday, ISU Athletics announced that persistent health concerns led coaches and ISU officials to the difficult decision to end the season just halfway through. ... READ MORE

FROM WOI: Even established restaurants feeling pinched, longtime Des Moines restaurant owner says. A Des Moines restaurant announced this week that it will close its doors, adding to a growing list of metro-area establishments shutting down. Panka Peruvian, located on Ingersoll Avenue, said in a social media post that its upcoming closure marks the end of what owner Mariela Maya called a “labor of love.” The restaurant plans to close in early April. ... READ MORE

FROM AROUND THE WORLD: UK leader Starmer fights for his job as Mandelson-Epstein revelations spark a leadership crisis. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s position hung by a thread on Monday as he tried to persuade his Labour Party lawmakers not to kick him out of his job after just a year and a half in office. Starmer’s head of communications, Tim Allan, said he was quitting Monday to allow ”a new No. 10 team to be built.” The prime minister lost his chief of staff on Sunday and is rapidly shedding support from Labour legislators after revelations about the relationship between former British Ambassador to Washington Peter Mandelson and the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. ... READ MORE

FROM AROUND THE NATION: Trial against Meta in New Mexico focuses on dangers of child sexual exploitation on social media. A trial focused on the dangers of child sexual exploitation on social media and whether Meta misrepresented the safety of its platforms is set to start in New Mexico with opening statements Monday. It’s the first stand-alone trial from state prosecutors in a stream of lawsuits against major social media companies, including Meta, over harm to children, and one that is likely to highlight explicit online content and its effects. ... READ MORE

FROM AROUND THE STATE: Police investigate Sunday night stabbing in Fort Dodge. Fort Dodge police are investigating after a man was stabbed in the abdomen on Sunday evening. According to the Fort Dodge Police Department, officers were called to 915 3rd. Ave. N. shortly before 8 p.m. When officers arrived, they found a man suffering from a stab wound and began to render aid until Fort Dodge Fire medics arrived. ... READ MORE

Clear Mortgage meteorology

Expect near-record highs today. It will be cooler but seasonably mild the rest of the week. A rain/snow mix is possible Thursday.

For help with pre-approvals or refinancing, get in touch with Originating Branch Manager Carrie Hansen at carrie.mortgage.

Back to the Biz
Big changes are coming to the supermarket snacks aisle. Companies from Campbell’s to PepsiCo are launching or expanding potato-chip lines made with avocado oil or olive oil instead of seed and corn oils. Goodbye red dye No. 3; hello, beet juice. (WSJ)

High-fructose corn syrup (HFCS), a much-criticized sweetener, is disappearing from places you wouldn’t have even thought to look for it. Food companies started replacing it with cane or beet sugar more than a decade ago and now are doing so at warp speed. The meatpacking giant Tyson Foods removed it from products such as frozen tenders, Jimmy Dean sausage, and egg and cheese croissant breakfast sandwiches. Coca-Cola unveiled a version of its soda without high-fructose corn syrup after President Trump encouraged the company to use real sugar instead. Hunt's sales are up for their natural ketchup which is made with real sugar rather than HFCS. (WSJ)

The hottest reservation in town is at Django. Since they announced they will close in March, they have been slammed with reservations. Owner/chef George Formaro said that one's best chance to be seated is at 4:30 p.m. when they open. 

Deals today
• District 36 (1375 S.W. Vintage Parkway, Ankeny) has a Monday special $60 dinner for two. Two entrees starring sea bass and NY strip de Burgo with soup or salads, a bottle of wine and a dessert to share. 
 
• Hy-Vee Market Grilles offer chicken fried steak specials on Mondays for $8. 
 
• Today is soup day at Sale Barn Cafe (Lamoni).
 
• It's catfish night at Waterfront stores. Dinners cooked any way you like it, $19.99.
 
• Kids eat free on Monday at Curbin' Cuisine (1325 S.W. Oralabor Road, Suite 200, Ankeny).
 
• It's Meat Loaf Monday at Mickey's in Yale.
 
• Chuck's (3610 Sixth Ave., Des Moines) Monday special is three for $25 on all appetizers.
 
• Bubba (200 10th St., Des Moines) has a Monday night sirloin dinner special for $20. 
 
• Kelly's Little Nipper (1701 E. Grand Ave., Des Moines) offers a "Monday grind" special grinder and fries basket for $9.50.
 
• Monday brings prime rib specials to both Chicago Speakeasy (1520 Euclid Ave., Des Moines) and Christopher's (2816 Beaver Ave., Des Moines).
 
• Trostel's Greenbriar (Merle Hay Road, Johnston) has a Monday burger with a side and beer deal for $14.   
 
• Beaver Tap (4050 Urbandale Ave., Des Moines) has $8 omelets and $10 hot beef sandwiches or Mexican bowls on Mondays.
 
• Johnny's Italian Steakhouses have a chicken de Burgo special on Mondays before 4 p.m., $14 including beverage.
 
• Smoking Goat Pub (3015 Merle Hay Road, Des Moines) hosts Shelby Smokehouse Soul Food on Mondays, 5-9 p.m.
 
• G Mig's (126 Fifth St., Valley Junction) has $11 smashburgers today including a side.
 
• The Station on Ingersoll (3124 Ingersoll, Des Moines) has a Monday special Graziano grinder with a side for $12.
 
• The Continental (407 E. Fifth St., Des Moines) offers a Monday special double smash burger and shoestring fries, $12.
 
• Jethro's have a Monday chicken tenders and fries special $9.95.
 
• Angry Goldfish (2301 S.W. Ninth St., Des Moines) has specials on chicken Parmesan and lasagna today, $15 with garlic bread and salad.
 
• Eastside Eddie’s (3517 E. 26th St., Des Moines) Monday  special is a burger with domestic beer, soft drink or well drink for $10.  
 
• Centro (1003 Locust St., Des Moines) offers half-price pizza and Peronis on Monday.
 
• Pelican Post (265 50th St., West Des Moines) has a special today on hot beef sandwiches, $10.95 all day. 
 
• Tito’s Lounge (3916 Urbandale Drive, Urbandale) offers all-you-can-eat wings Mondays. 
 
• Johnny's Hall of Fame (302 Court Ave., Des Moines) has $12 burger baskets on Mondays and Fridays.
 
• Urban Cellar (640 S. 50th St., West Des Moines) offers $60 wine dinners for two on Mondays including two entrees with soup or salad, a dessert and a bottle on wine. 
 
• Club 2000 (422 Indianola Road, Des Moines) has a burger basket with fries deal Mondays for $9. 
 
• Red Lobster's Monday special is lobster and shrimp scampi with a side for $20. 
 
• Paula's (524 Elm St., Valley Junction) has a Monday special homemade tomato soup with grilled cheese sandwich for $12.50. 
 
• Destination Grille (2491 E. First St., Grimes) has a Monday steak night special, sirloins and truffle fries for $18.
 
• Price Chopper delis offer two-piece, bone-in fried chicken dinners with two sides and a roll for $7 on Mondays. 

• Aldi stores haves sales through Tuesday on navel oranges at $2.49/4-pound bag, blueberries at $2.29/pint, and ground wagyu at $4.99/pound.

• Fareways have specials through Saturday on pork ribeyes at four for $5, boneless, skinless chicken breasts at $2.99/pound and steamable frozen vegetables for $.99.

— Jim Duncan, jd91446@aol.com

1960: Coors brewery heir is kidnapped. Adolph Coors disappears while driving to work from his Morrison, Colorado, home. The grandson of the Coors’ founder and chairman of the Golden, Colorado, brewery was kidnapped and held for ransom before being shot to death. Surrounding evidence launched one of the FBI’s largest manhunts: the search for Joe Corbett. … READ MORE

1942: Daylight saving time instituted. Congress pushes ahead standard time for the United States by one hour in each time zone, imposing daylight saving time — called at the time “war time." … READ MORE

1825: Presidential election decided in the House of Representatives. As no presidential candidate received a majority of electoral votes in the election of 1824, the U.S. House of Representatives votes to elect John Quincy Adams, who won fewer votes than Andrew Jackson in the popular election, as president of the United States. Adams was the son of John Adams, the second president of the United States. … READ MORE

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